Plan for delays if you use Route 605 also known as Balls Neck Road in Northumberland County as the DOT begins a maintenance project at the bridge over Mill Creek. A closure starts this Thursday from Route 669 to Route 679 and will last around 3 months. Multiple bridges are being repaired in the Northern … Read more
A Gloucester County store sells a $100,000 consolation prize ticket for Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Lottery officials said it is ticket number 016029 and was bought at 7-Eleven on Crab Thicket Road. There were 7 winners of $100,000 each and 5 tickets were worth a million dollars each. Another 1,000 tickets win $500 each … Read more
When Lancaster Middle School classes resume on Tuesday there will be a new student drop off and pick-up pattern. School officials ask parents and guardians to enter the new one-way loop coming from the Main and School Street intersection. Drivers then separate to the outer loop for LMS and to the inner loop for the … Read more
Applications are now being accepted for scholarships at Rappahannock Community College for the 2023-2024 academic year. Applicants complete one online application form to be considered for over 300 scholarship awards. They can be combined with federal and state financial aid or used alone to cover the cost of RCC tuition and fees. Officials say the … Read more
A Tappahannock renovation project gets a $250,000 grant from the Virginia Industrial Revitalization Fund. The money will go to “The 1710 Tavern” project which is a partnership between Tappahannock Main Street and Ross-Simpson Properties. Experts say the Tavern is considered one of the oldest surviving pubs in the commonwealth. Nearly $25 million went to 22 … Read more
The Virginia Lottery released its November 2022 sports wagering report and bets were up by 29% from November of 2021. Bets topped $518 million and winners took home over $461 million. State law places a 15% tax on sports betting activity based on each permit holder’s adjusted gross revenue. 97.5% ofd those revenues go imnto … Read more
The Virginia Poison Center reminds residents that carbon monoxide poisoning cases greatly increase during the winter months mainly due to increased heating equipment usage. Carbon monoxide is often called “the silent killer” because it is colorless and odorless. The gas also comes from gasoline-powered engines and when wood, propane, charcoal or other fuels are being … Read more
You’ll now pay a little less at the grocery store but not because prices are down. Virginia reduced its grocery sales tax rate to 1 percent on New Year’s Day which applies to all groceries and certain essential personal hygiene products including diapers. Officials say the one-half-of-one-percent cut will mean a $415 million reduction in … Read more
The Virginia Department of Transportation takes the Merry Point Ferry and the Sunnybank Ferry out of service due to the expected inclement weather. The vessels are secured and service will remain suspended through the weekend. The Sunnybank Ferry is expected to resume service on Monday and the Merry Point Ferry is expected to resume service … Read more
A Westmoreland County road is shut down by the Department of Transportation for emergency repairs. It is Monroe Bay Circle near Stoney Knoll and there’s been no word on what caused the damage or when the road will reopen. The detour uses Stoney Knoll to Holly Vista Drive to Shore Drive then to Santa Anita … Read more